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Researchers Quantify Worldwide Phosphorus Loss Due to Soil Erosion

Phosphorus is essential for agriculture, yet this important plant nutrient is increasingly being lost from soils around the world.

14 Sep 2020

Deep-Sea Study of GBR Reveals New Species of Corals and Sponges

For the first time, scientists have viewed the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, discovered five undescribed species consisting of black corals and sponges, and recorded Australia's first observation of an extremely rare fish.

10 Sep 2020

Conservation Action Has Prevented at Least 28 Extinctions in Recent Decades

Conservation action has prevented the global extinction of at least 28 bird and mammal species since 1993, a study led by Newcastle University, UK and BirdLife International has shown.

10 Sep 2020

Giant Leap Forward for World's First Flying Electric Car Race Series

Airspeeder, the world’s first electric flying car racing series is delighted to announce a landmark technical and strategic partnership with Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection.

9 Sep 2020

High Ozone Air Pollution Makes Tobacco Hawkmoths Lose Attraction to Flower Odors

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, and the University of Virginia, USA, has studied the impact of high ozone air pollution on the chemical communication between flowers and pollinators.

7 Sep 2020

Biological Control of Insect Pests Saves Farmers Billions of Dollars

Biological control of insect pests - where 'natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to University of Queensland-led research.

4 Sep 2020

Study Fills Important Gaps in Migratory Patterns of Reef Manta Rays

Marine animals are notoriously difficult to track, creating big gaps in how scientists understand their behavior and migration patterns - key insights for helping conserve important habitats.

3 Sep 2020

Signature Whistles of Individual Dolphins Used to Estimate Population Size and Movement

An international team of scientists has succeeded in using the signature whistles of individual bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Namibia to estimate the size of the population and track their movement.

1 Sep 2020

Researchers Develop New Method to Quantify the Effects of Plastic on Marine Animals

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology together with their international collaborators developed a novel quantitative method to quantify the effects of plastic on marine animals.

1 Sep 2020

Landscapes Influence Climate Change Vulnerability for Desert Bighorn Sheep

In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal human disturbance, including several national parks, are less likely to be vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study led by Oregon State University.

27 Aug 2020